Legal, Civil, and Political Rights

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League of Women Voters Cape Cod Area
League of Women Voters Falmouth
Cape Cod Coalition for Safe Communities
NAACP – Cape Cod
The Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights
Civil rights are women’s rights and LGBTQ rights and immigrant rights and workers’ rights and disability rights and human rights. That common purpose is our coalition’s inheritance. It is a living legacy that binds us together — in cause and community.
Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA)

Southcoast Legal Services
A non-profit charitable corporation which serves clients in Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket and Plymouth Counties and the towns of Avon and Stoughton in Norfolk County in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Attorneys and paralegals represent poor and elder clients and victims of crime with high priority legal problems. SCCLS also provides group representation and community education.
Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office
To serve the public, and seek justice in an aggressive and fair manner on behalf of the victims of crime. We see ourselves as problem-solvers, not merely as case-processor.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Department of Transitional Assistance domestic violence services
Call DTA Assistance Line at (877) 382-2363. Talk to a case manager between 8:15am-4:45pm, M-F. During off hours you can access case information via our automated system.
Independence House
Cape Cod’s leading resource, counseling, and advocacy center to address and prevent domestic and sexual violence. Hot Line: 800 439 6507